Democratic senators call on Fed to cut interest rates over high housing costs
Several Democratic senators urged the Federal Reserve on Sunday to cut interest rates, which they argue have “aggravated the country’s persistent crisis of housing access and affordability.” In a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the central bank’s
Abuja Court Orders Tenant’s Remand for Alleged Assault on Landlord
A dispute between a tenant and his landlord led to a significant legal development at the Kabusa Grade I Area Court in Abuja. Chris Okoye, a 44-year-old tenant residing at 2A Niger Avenue Villa Nova, Apo, faced charges of criminal conspiracy, intimidation, force,
How We Can Bring Vienna’s Housing Model to the U.S.
Vienna, Austria, houses 60 percent of its population in beautiful, well-maintained, inexpensive social housing; in international studies, it ranks No. 1 in quality of life. Further, it spends half as much per capita on housing subsidies as California. Yet despite billions in annual federal and state subsidies,
Protecting your Rights as a Tenant in Nigeria
Searching for accommodation in Nigeria is one of the most difficult things one can do. It is fraught with so many risks, you have to deal with multiple viewings of apartments and houses which do not live up to what you have been
